8:00  Tai Ji Quan presented by Trellis

8:30  Registration & Continental Breakfast (Memorial Hall)

9:00  Welcome & Remarks Rajean Moone, Age-Friendly UMN Council

9:15  Keynote: “Finding Joy in Community: Inspiring Narratives on Overcoming Loneliness”

Dr. Alyson VanAhn, Associated Clinics of Psychology

9:35 Panel: Linda Camp, James Falvey, Sherrie Pugh

10:30 Break & Booths (Johnson Room)

11:00 Breakout Sessions
(We will be having three breakout sessions in the morning and three in the afternoon. The session options will be the same in the morning and afternoon, which means you will have the opportunity to attend two of the following sessions)

Session 1 – Disrupt Aging

Moderated and Presented by: AARP Minnesota

Session 2 – Nature RX: Forest Bathing & Nature Journaling

Moderated by: UMN Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing

Presented by: Kristen Mastel, MLS

Session 3 – The Gift of Mindful Movement as we Age

Presented by: Mariann Johnson

12:00 Lunch, booths, shopping at MN Alumni Market & chat time

1:00 Breakout Sessions (Repeat)

Session 1 – Disrupt Aging

Session 2 – Nature RX: Forest Bathing & Nature Journaling

Session 3 – The Gift of Mindful Movement as we Age

2:00 Age-Friendly University Day concludes. We hope to see you on campus and at the 2025 Age-Friendly University Day!

Date/Time

Monday, June 24, 2024 | 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Start your day early at 8 AM to practice Tai Ji Quan, provided by Treillis. Registration and continental breakfast begins at 8:30 AM. The program begins at 9:00 AM.

Location

University of Minnesota McNamara Alumni Center. 200 Oak Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 | 612-624-9831

Masking & COVID

Our event will follow all required protocols of the University of Minnesota.

Effective May 11, 2022 face masks are not required in any University space unless officially designated by the University as a “masks required” space. The McNamara Alumni Center is not a required space. The University expects all community members and visitors to respect those who choose to wear a mask, as well as those who choose not to wear one. The full policy is available online.

Photography 

By registering for and attending Age-Friendly University, you grant the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (UMN SPH) and its authorized representatives permission to film, photograph or otherwise record your participation in the event.

Animals Present 

Boynton Health’s PAWS program will be joining for a portion of the day. Dogs will be present in the event space.

Questions

Please contact us at chai@umn.edu if you have any questions or concerns

University Avenue Parking Ramp

An adjacent 500-car ramp is connected by tunnel to the McNamara Alumni Center. Parking is $3.00 per hour with a daily maximum of $13.00. If the ramp is in event mode there will instead be a daily rate of $10.00, and no hourly rate. Once inside the parking ramp, take the East elevator to tunnel B or street level. The Alumni Center is the copper building adjacent to the ramp.

• McNamara Alumni Center parking map

Directions to University Avenue Ramp, adjacent to Alumni Center

Ramp address: 1926 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

From the north, heading south on 35W

1. Take Exit #18, 4th St-University Ave exit
2. Cross 4th Street SE; turn left on University Ave
3. Stay in the right lane, drive 9 blocks to the University Ave Parking Ramp — located on the right side of the street

From the south, heading north on 35W

1. Take Exit #18, 4th St-University Ave exit
2. Turn right on University Ave
3. Stay in the right lane, drive 9 blocks to the University Ave Parking Ramp — located on the right side of the street

From the east or west on I-94

1. Take Exit #235B, University of Minnesota/Huron Boulevard
2. Follow Huron Boulevard one block and turn left onto Fulton St (1st stop light)
3. Drive 3 blocks and turn right onto Oak St
4. Follow Oak St past the Alumni Center (on the left) and cross over University Ave.
5. Oak St will curve to the left and turn into 4th Street
6. Turn left at the first available street (18th Ave, 17th Ave or 16th Ave)
7. Drive 1 block and turn left onto University Ave
8. Immediately get into the right lane and turn right into the University Ave Parking Ramp

Other ramps if needed:

• Oak Street Ramp: 401 Oak St SE Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Washington Ave Ramp: 501 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Metro Transit- Green Line: 

The Green line stops a short block from the McNamara Alumni Center at the East Bank Station. It is on Washington Avenue across from the Graduate Minneapolis hotel. For specific route and schedule information visit www.metrotransit.org

Alyson VanAhn, PhD, LP – Age-Friendly University Day 2024 Keynote Speaker

I am a licensed psychologist currently working in long term and transitional care facilities. Historically, I have worked with children, adolescents, families, college students and adults from a variety of cultural backgrounds. My focus across these clients is individualized and purposeful. I work to reduce distress for those struggling with loss of independence, adjustment to life change and family conflict, significant depressive or anxious symptoms, addiction and substance abuse as well as post traumatic, bipolar, schizophrenia or major mental illness diagnoses. I can help by fostering hope and providing small ways to make big changes that last. I see it as my job to foster change no matter what the circumstance and also to motivate you and those around you to maximize the chances change can happen.

Kristen Mastel, MLS

I am an academic librarian, certified forest therapy guide, herbalist and health coach. After facing career and personal burnout, I found that taking the time to be out in nature whether a walk with my pup, Jiggsy, or out on the trails solo was (and still is) crucial to my mental and physical health and burnout recovery. I feel honored to be able to take part in & share the healing power of nature with you!

Presenting: Nature Rx: Forest Bathing & Nature Journaling

11 AM | Session II

Uncover the profound connection between nature and creativity with this workshop, where the meditative practice of forest bathing converges with the expressive outlet of nature journaling. Forest bathing, shinrin-yoku, is a Japanese art form and reflective practice that loosely translates to “taking in the forest through our senses.” Through nature connection experiences we can experience mental and physical aspects of wellbeing. Unleash your creativity through nature drawing, writing, and reflective journaling, intertwining your observations of nature with personal expression. No prior drawing or writing experience is necessary, just a curiosity about nature. This is an indoor experiential workshop; participants will be introduced to techniques they can use in their own yard, window, or park.

 

Mariann Johnson

Mariann Johnson is a wellbeing and mindfulness instructor for the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing. She has studied and practiced mindfulness meditation for over 25 years and is a certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor through Brown University’s Mindfulness Center. Before dedicating her professional life to teaching mindfulness, Mariann served as an organization development consultant and mediator, working with leaders of Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Her writings on mindful leadership have appeared in the Huffington Post and Mindful Magazine.

“The Gift of Mindful Movement as We Age”

11 AM | Session III

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